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#CDADBD

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CDADBD

With the hex code #CDADBD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADCDBD, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green173
Blue189

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 13.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CDADBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADBD.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CDADBD.
10.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDADBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDADBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB3BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2ADB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADBD?

With the hex code #CDADBD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADBD?

Use black text. Black on #CDADBD has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADBD?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDBD, and analogous partners are #CDADCD and #CDADAD.